As far as chainsaws go, The new law in California only bans the sale of new gas powered chainsaws under 45cc. So as a Stihl dealer we can keep selling any Stihl saw from the MS 250 and above.
We can thank the firefighters for that as they said they won't fight fires with battery powered saws.
The law banning the sale of gas OPE equipment deals with any unit built after Jan. 1st 2024. So, we can still sell existing stocks of blowers, trimmer, pole saws, and kombi's. When we run out of those gas models it's battery powered.....
We can no longer get MS 170, MS 180, MS 194T, MS 201T, MS 211 (all under 45cc) as Pacific Stihl has sent out the last of those units build before Jan. 1st 2024. But we did stock up on those saws, and blowers, and trimmers, as did many other dealers in Cali, so we can sell them until we run out.... and we are running out fast.
The only gas trimmer that will be available in California will be the new FS 251. It will come with a metal blade so we can call it a brushcutter and not a trimmer. It's a 41.6cc monster that weighs 14.6 pounds.
Bottom line is not all gas chainsaws will be banned in Commiefornia....... at least not this year.